# Balana Village, Ranikhet, Almora (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Ranikhet, Almora 

# Balana

Balana is a village in Ranikhet sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **649 people in 140 households**, the 27th largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 649people (2011)
- 140households
- 87.5%literacy
- 1,277females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balana

Of every 100 households in Balana in 2011, 85 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balana · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**36%

Tap water ****95%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**68%

Use banking services ****100%**

**80%

Television ****65%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**89%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Balana?

■ Balana · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1277**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**901

Working population ****51.6%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 81.1% for women. 46% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 306 (91%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ranikhet

- Mowari675 people
- Airad674 people
- Kuwali664 people
- Billekh657 people
- Dadgaliya639 people
- Dubhanna629 people
- Sauni622 people
- Uprari622 people

[All 307 villages in Ranikhet](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/ranikhet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balana?649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balana in?Almora district (Ranikhet sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balana?87.5% (Census 2011)